Draft:Stan & Gran

Stan & Gran is an upcoming animated preeschool show created by Jon Mason and distributed by Banijay for Channel 5. The series will be directed by Simone Giampolo, while Howard Read serves as head writer. Jellyfish Originals will produce the series in its first project, with Jollywise Media and Xentrix Studios co-producing.

Development
In 2018, it was reported that Jollywise Productions was developing an animated series titled Stan & Gran alongside Jellyfish Pictures, with Jon Mason as creator. Jollywise was also set to serve as the series' main global distributor. In March 2023, Channel 5 was announced to have ordered 52 episodes for the series of 11 minutes each. The series had entered production by January 2024. Around that time, it was reported that Jellyfish Pictures would produce the series under its Jellyfish Originals division, the first project to be released by the division, with Xentrix Studios announced as co-producer. Simone Giampolo was announced as director, while Howard Read was hired as head writer. Mason and Jellyfish Originals' Natalie Llewellyn will executive produce the series.

Animation
In addition to co-producing the series, Xentrix Studios will serve as main animation provider.